I made this by creating a trellis type structure to hold the lights. The lights are just the icicle christmas lights. And I used bolts to fasten it to the ceiling. It turned out different than I imagined it would, but I like it. Some of the lights blink and at night the reflections resemble firelight. What else is cool is that the light has a dimmer switch so when turned down a little, the lights look like stars. Sorry if the pictures came out too dark. And don't mind the sad plant on the right, my cat played with it and I haven't got a replacement for it yet.

You know, I saw someone who used a coffee table (the kind with the iron base and glass top, but without the glass, obviously) attached to the ceiling and they hung pots and pans on it. The same idea could probably be used with your idea, which is ABSOLUTELY beautiful, btw. Looks so pretty!!

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments! I have been wanting to do this project for a long time and once I finished it, it seemed a little out there. I'm really happy that other people like it as much as I do.

That is just AWESOME, I love it!!I'm not very electrical, how did you attach it to any power?I assume you used the existing power from the previous light, but how did you do it? I absolutely adore this! I think this would look great as a headboard also! HMM, gears are cranking!!

My Dad helped me with the electrical part because I am horrible at stripping wire. I always cut through it. We removed the existing light. Then we cut off the plug of the xmas lights. My dad stripped the covering off of the cut end of the xmas lights to expose the wires. There's two connections, and you just twist the ends of the old and the new togther. Then we used those little plastic caps (I don't know what they are called, sorry) to cover the exposed wire or you could use electrical tape. I hope that makes sense.

This is SUCH a cool idea. I love christmas lights and use them in my apartment year around too, but mostly just around windows and doorways. I like this so much, I think I might try to make something similar to illuminate my bedroom. Awesome inspiration!!!

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Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments! I really love this site and I get so much inspiration from seeing all the different ways there are to express creativity. My to do list gets longer and longer every time I come here. I'm really glad that I could share my idea and feel like a part of the craftster community.